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Former Philippines leader Duterte appears in Hague courtroom via video link on ‘war on drugs’ charges

By Kara Fox, Zahid Mahmood and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has made his first appearance via video link at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, where he faces murder charges related to his “war on drugs.” Duterte appeared at around 2:30 p.m. local time, and was informed of

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Man last known to be seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student tells prosecutors how he rescued her from rough water

By Holly Yan, Jessica Hasbun, Alaa Elassar and Ruben Correa (CNN) — The man last known to be seen with a University of Pittsburgh student before she vanished from a beach in the Dominican Republic gave more details to local prosecutors about the last time he saw her, Dominican news station Noticias SIN reported. Sudiksha

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Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC

By Salma Abdelaziz, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. “For God’s sake, what do you really want?” she cried. One of the fighters looked directly at the girl and responded: “I want you.” After stealing the family’s valuables, each of the armed men raped Darkuna and her

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China hits out at ‘threats of force’ on Iran as Trump pushes for new nuclear deal

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China, Iran and Russia called for diplomacy over “pressure and threats” and an end to “all illegal unilateral sanctions” following talks on Tehran’s nuclear program Friday in Beijing, Chinese state media said. The meeting, attended by the three countries’ deputy foreign ministers, comes as Beijing aims to

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Protesters arrested after storming Trump Tower to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil

By Chelsea Bailey, Jeff Winter, Omar Jimenez, John Miller, Mark Morales and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 100 people were arrested after protesters gathered at Trump Tower in Manhattan Thursday to denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist detained by ICE over his involvement with pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University. The protest,

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